FRUITLOOPS SHORT: The New Bedford Highway Killer

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

Fruitloops

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.4 • 953 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our weekly episode. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of the New Bedford Highway Killer, a serial killer active between 1988 and 1989. Eleven women disappeared from the streets of New Bedford, Massachusetts, with nine bodies found along local highways. The victims were marginalized and the case received less attention than other crimes of the time. Key suspects included local attorney Kenneth Ponte and construction worker Anthony DeGrazia, though no one was ever convicted. The case remains unsolved, with speculation about multiple suspects, including theories connecting it to other serial killers or snuff films. The investigation was hindered by the lack of resources and public indifference to the victims' lives. The story also touches on themes of race, classism, and victim-blaming, emphasizing the marginalized status of the women. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Footnotes: https://fruitloopspod.com/2024/09/26/e242-mystery-the-new-bedford-highway-killer/ Music “Hit Me On My Way” by Text Me Records & Jorge Hernandez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwzoNlp2-Ek Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Keep the Tab” "classical latin hop" by greyguy http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/greyguy/29227 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Baba Yaga” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/full_list.php Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Torey” by Arulo Mixkit Stock Music Free License https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/trap/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Connect with us on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHgsKYPbzsI4AEiMrUgabA Twitter @FruitLoopsPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fruitloopspod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Fruitloopspod and https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.0	This podcast contains adult themes and language
1:02.0	and some of the things that we discuss may be disturbing to some listeners.
1:05.5	In this podcast we discuss sexual assault, torture, race, and murder.
1:09.3	Listener discretion is advised.
1:11.3	Please take care of yourself. So now let's get into the timeline. So on March 31st, 1988, Marilyn Roberts Cardoosa 34 years old went missing.
1:42.0	She was known to have substance abuse issues. Her family
1:45.5	thought that she had gone to the west coast to live with a relative but later
1:49.2	learned that she had never left the New Bedford area.
1:52.6	The following month, Robin Bobby Lynn Rhodes went missing.
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